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Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
🏝️Remote🦈Sharks
Nouadhibou is Mauritania's second-largest city, a port town on a peninsula that catches Atlantic swells. The coastline offers various peaks and points that remain almost completely unexplored by surfers. The famous ship graveyard and remote location make this one of the world's most unusual surf destinations.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
0.6m
NNW(341°)
Score: 2/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
24km/h
N(349°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm98%
Windswell Component
0.5mN@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 26 km/h N|PM: 24 km/h N
Lighter winds later (24 km/h)
Tide at 3pm (-0.8m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
3:51 am
Low tide - -0.98m
10:01 am
High tide - 0.34m
3:56 pm
Low tide - -0.79m
10:08 pm
High tide - 0.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
0
PoorComponents
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NW (315°)
- Direction range
- 280° - 350°
- Size range
- 1m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- E (90°)
- Offshore range
- 60° - 130°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
- Optimal range
- 0.3m - 2m
Water temp
19°C
Wetsuit
3/2mm fullsuit
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Best Season
Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Secondary: Apr, Sep
Winter NW swells. Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Getting There
Airport
NDBDrive time
15 minData quality
verified